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Genesis 37:1-40:23 · 7 aliyot, maftir and haftarah from Amos

Parshat Vayeishev begins the story of Yosef: his dreams, his brothers' jealousy and the sale to Egypt, Yehudah and Tamar, Yosef in Potifar's house and in prison, and the dreams of the butler and the baker. About 19 minutes of leining, recorded aliyah by aliyah by a Master Baal Koreh with every word highlighted as it is read.

Next leined on Saturday, 5 December 2026

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Aliyah 1	Genesis 37:1-37:1111 pesukim	2:47Free	Hear Aliyah 1 →
Aliyah 2	Genesis 37:12-37:2211 pesukim	1:30Members	Hear Aliyah 2 →
Aliyah 3	Genesis 37:23-37:3614 pesukim	2:07Members	Hear Aliyah 3 →
Aliyah 4	Genesis 38:1-38:3030 pesukim	4:23Members	Hear Aliyah 4 →
Aliyah 5	Genesis 39:1-39:66 pesukim	1:10Members	Hear Aliyah 5 →
Aliyah 6	Genesis 39:7-39:2317 pesukim	2:56Members	Hear Aliyah 6 →
Aliyah 7	Genesis 40:1-40:2323 pesukim	3:33Members	Hear Aliyah 7 →
Maftir	Genesis 40:20-40:234 pesukim	0:37Members	Hear the Maftir →
Haftarah	Amos 2:6-3:819 pesukim	Coming soon	Hear the Haftarah →

Parshat Vayeishev Torah reading, illustrated

Every word below carries its trop — the Hebrew cantillation notes it is leined with. New to the notes? See the trop guide.

Aliyah 1 — Genesis 37:1-37:11

עלייה 1 — בראשית 37:1-37:11

Yaakov settles in Canaan. Yosef's coat, and his two dreams of the sheaves and the stars. His brothers' jealousy.

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¹וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יַעֲקֹ֔ב בְּאֶ֖רֶץ מְגוּרֵ֣י אָבִ֑יו בְּאֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃ ²אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ תֹּלְד֣וֹת יַעֲקֹ֗ב יוֹסֵ֞ף בֶּן־שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֨ה רֹעֶ֤ה אֶת־אֶחָיו֙ בַּצֹּ֔אן וְה֣וּא נַ֗עַר אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י בִלְהָ֛ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י זִלְפָּ֖ה נְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֑יו וַיָּבֵ֥א יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־דִּבָּתָ֥ם רָעָ֖ה אֶל־אֲבִיהֶֽם׃ ³וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָהַ֤ב אֶת־יוֹסֵף֙ מִכָּל־בָּנָ֔יו כִּֽי־בֶן־זְקֻנִ֥ים ה֖וּא ל֑וֹ וְעָ֥שָׂה ל֖וֹ כְּתֹ֥נֶת פַּסִּֽים׃ ⁴וַיִּרְא֣וּ אֶחָ֗יו כִּֽי־אֹת֞וֹ אָהַ֤ב אֲבִיהֶם֙ מִכָּל־אֶחָ֔יו וַֽיִּשְׂנְא֖וּ אֹת֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֖וּ דַּבְּר֥וֹ לְשָׁלֹֽם׃ ⁵וַיַּחֲלֹ֤ם יוֹסֵף֙ חֲל֔וֹם וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאֶחָ֑יו וַיּוֹסִ֥פוּ ע֖וֹד שְׂנֹ֥א אֹתֽוֹ׃ ⁶וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֕א הַחֲל֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָלָֽמְתִּי׃ ⁷וְ֠הִנֵּה אֲנַ֜חְנוּ מְאַלְּמִ֤ים אֲלֻמִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה קָ֥מָה אֲלֻמָּתִ֖י וְגַם־נִצָּ֑בָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙ אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃ ⁸וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ לוֹ֙ אֶחָ֔יו הֲמָלֹ֤ךְ תִּמְלֹךְ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ אִם־מָשׁ֥וֹל תִּמְשֹׁ֖ל בָּ֑נוּ וַיּוֹסִ֤פוּ עוֹד֙ שְׂנֹ֣א אֹת֔וֹ עַל־חֲלֹמֹתָ֖יו וְעַל־דְּבָרָֽיו׃ ⁹וַיַּחֲלֹ֥ם עוֹד֙ חֲל֣וֹם אַחֵ֔ר וַיְסַפֵּ֥ר אֹת֖וֹ לְאֶחָ֑יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֨ה חָלַ֤מְתִּֽי חֲלוֹם֙ ע֔וֹד וְהִנֵּ֧ה הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵ֗חַ וְאַחַ֤ד עָשָׂר֙ כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים לִֽי׃ ¹⁰וַיְסַפֵּ֣ר אֶל־אָבִיו֮ וְאֶל־אֶחָיו֒ וַיִּגְעַר־בּ֣וֹ אָבִ֔יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ מָ֛ה הַחֲל֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָלָ֑מְתָּ הֲב֣וֹא נָב֗וֹא אֲנִי֙ וְאִמְּךָ֣ וְאַחֶ֔יךָ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥ת לְךָ֖ אָֽרְצָה׃ ¹¹וַיְקַנְאוּ־ב֖וֹ אֶחָ֑יו וְאָבִ֖יו שָׁמַ֥ר אֶת־הַדָּבָֽר׃

Aliyah 2 — Genesis 37:12-37:22

עלייה 2 — בראשית 37:12-37:22

Yaakov sends Yosef to his brothers at Shechem, and a man directs him to Dotan. The brothers plot, and Reuven urges them to throw him into a pit instead.

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¹²וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אֶחָ֑יו לִרְע֛וֹת אֶׄתׄ־צֹ֥אן אֲבִיהֶ֖ם בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ ¹³וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־יוֹסֵ֗ף הֲל֤וֹא אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ רֹעִ֣ים בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם לְכָ֖ה וְאֶשְׁלָחֲךָ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ הִנֵּֽנִי׃ ¹⁴וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ לֶךְ־נָ֨א רְאֵ֜ה אֶת־שְׁל֤וֹם אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ וְאֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם הַצֹּ֔אן וַהֲשִׁבֵ֖נִי דָּבָ֑ר וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֙הוּ֙ מֵעֵ֣מֶק חֶבְר֔וֹן וַיָּבֹ֖א שְׁכֶֽמָה׃

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Aliyah 3 — Genesis 37:23-37:36

עלייה 3 — בראשית 37:23-37:36

Yosef is stripped, thrown into the pit and sold to the Yishmaelim. The coat dipped in blood. Yaakov mourns, and Yosef is sold to Potifar.

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Aliyah 4 — Genesis 38:1-38:30

עלייה 4 — בראשית 38:1-38:30

Yehudah and Tamar: Er and Onan die, Tamar waits for Sheilah, disguises herself, and Yehudah admits she is more righteous than I. Peretz and Zerach are born.

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Aliyah 5 — Genesis 39:1-39:6

עלייה 5 — בראשית 39:1-39:6

Yosef in Potifar's house. Hashem is with him and everything he does prospers.

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Aliyah 6 — Genesis 39:7-39:23

עלייה 6 — בראשית 39:7-39:23

Potifar's wife tries to seduce Yosef. He refuses and flees, is thrown into prison, and there too the warden trusts him with everything.

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Aliyah 7 — Genesis 40:1-40:23

עלייה 7 — בראשית 40:1-40:23

The butler and the baker dream in prison. Yosef interprets both dreams correctly, and the butler forgets him.

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Maftir — Genesis 40:20-40:23

מפטיר — בראשית 40:20-40:23

Pharaoh's birthday: the butler is restored and the baker hanged, and the butler does not remember Yosef.

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Haftarah — Amos 2:6-3:8

הפטרה — עמוס 2:6-3:8

For selling a righteous man for silver: Amos rebukes Israel in words that echo the sale of Yosef.

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